Thursday, 16 February 2017

Mosul Neighborhood Snapshot: Al Intisar - February 9, 2017

Mosul Neighborhood Snapshot: Al Intisar - February 9, 2017

This report was written by ACTED’s AME Unit to provide a snapshot
of humanitarian needs and conditions in neighborhoods around Mosul.
Data was collected via Key Informant and Observational tools on Feb 6th.Highlights

Assess to clean drinking water is a top priority need. Al-Intisar
residents are currently drinking water from unprotected boreholes.

Markets are functioning and food, water, NFIs and other goods are
present in the market. However, a lack of cash and lack of income make
these goods unavailable to most.

Residents report no government nor NGO assistance at the present time.

The majority of Al-Intisar inhabitants are residents who stayed
throughout the conflict. The neighborhood also hosts IDPs of similar
religious and ethnic backgrounds to the host community. Residents
displayed to Hasan Sham Camp near Erbil have been returning over the
past month.

Situation Overview
The city of Mosul in northern Iraq has been under ISIS control since
June 2014, this period has been characterized by repression and human
rights abuses. As the last remaining ISIS stronghold in Iraq, the battle
to retake Mosul began in October 2016 and Iraqi Security Forces and
their allies have now successfully regained control of the section of
the city east of the Tigris River. While military operations to regain
control of the western portion of the city continue, humanitarian space
in the eastern part of Mosul city is now opening up and there is access
to provide humanitarian relief. With much of the city’s inhabitants
having remained in the city during the battle or now returning, the
provision of key services is vital to maintaining living standards,
preventing the outbreak of disease and assisting on the path to
recovery.
With fighting only 4 kilometers away, inhabitants still fear a
resurgence of armed violence. Key informants report that the
neighborhood has not been cleared of IEDs/UXOs. Despite this, residents
express a strong intention to remain in Mosul and move forward with
their recovery.Local leadership: Key informants report that local
leadership is held by Mukhtars appointed by the local community, this
system is reported to be functional, representative and trusted.